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." . - .,.... ;. '. ,,'J J 'J 'J1....._v. Table S-l (Continued) COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES SUMMARIZED COMPARISON OF THE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES RE- SOURCE/ RE- SOURCE USE MANAGEMENT UNDER EACH ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE A (ContinuatIon of Cunent Management) ALTERNATIVE B ALTERNATIVE C ALTERNATIVE D ALTERNATIVE E (Prerened Alternative) WlLDUFB HABITAT MANAGE- MEN!" Continue management of habitat according to HMP for Resource Area, at current rate of imple- meDiation. Maintain big game (orage allocations at present levels; future increases/de- creases would be divided evenly between big game and livestock. Initiate shrlib-seedling planting program to im- prove crucial winter range. Planning Area open to habitat treatments. Maintain existing facilitiC6 and treatments. Modify 10 miles of fence to facilitate antelope access to habitat. Wildlife forage allocations would be adjusted [0 allocate more for antelope as needed. Existing projects and facilities in riparian zones for &age grouse brood. rearing habitat would be maintained; planning area open to additional sage grouse habitat improve- ment projects. Revise HMP Cor Resource Revise HMP for Resource Area. Area. Generally maintain wild. life forage allocations at current levels, including for big game. All future additional forage would be allocated in priority order, for watershed needs, wildlife habitat, and livestock grazing. Minimize, or exclude disturbance at raptor ne&t sites, and on crucial big winter game ranges, elk calving area&, and at &age grouse leks and on sage grouse habitat, by seasonal or other stipulations, OHV designations, and rights-of-way avoidance and exclusion areas. New, additional available forage to livestock, then waten;bed. Elk calving areas would not be intensively man- aged and except for right&- of-way avoidance and seasonal rigbts-of-way related construction stip- ulations, no land use restrictions apply. Long-range berd goal reductions in certain GMUs recommended temporarily to increase vigor production of crucial big game winter range in order to help support CDOW long-range herd goals of 9,000 elk and 16,600 deer. Compatible treatments also designed and implemented, on uplands and riparian areas, through activity p- laDS to help achieve CDOW herd goals for elk and deer. Temporary long-range herd goal reductions in certain GMUs recom- mended to increase vigor and production on crucial big game winter range to help support mow long range herd goals of 9J)()) elk and 16,600 deer. Measures (treatments) New, available forage would also be imple- developed from wildlife mented through activity treatment& in units C4 plans on uplands and (326,735 acres) and C-t2 riparian areas to help (25,102 acres crucial achieve CDOW long- winter range) would be range herd goals for elk used for watershed needs, and deer. then allocated for wildlife. Maintain CXiStlng treat- menu, generally. Revise HMP for Resource Area and empha&ize crucial winter range management. Maintain wildlife forage allocations at current levels. All future addi- tional forage would be allocated to watershed needs. Disturbance would be seasonally restricted on all elk.-caMng areas. Meas- ures to prevent raptor disturbance required in all plans involving &ueface disturbance. Temporary reductions in CDOW long-range herd goals in certain GMUs recommended to help support herd sm of 9,000 elk and 16,600 deer. Measures (treatments) would a1&o be imple- mented through activity plans on uplands and riparian lOne& to help achieve these herd goal&. On crucial big game winter range. intensively manage riparian zones in unic D.ll for increased production and diversity of vegetation for big game and non-game wildlife. Revise RA HMP and implement consistent with BUd'& Fish and Wildlife Plan for Colorado Promm for the Decade. Maintain wildlife forage aJlocations at currenl levels, including for big game. All future addi- tional forage would be aUocated for watersbed needs, then for wildlife habitat or livestock. grazing. Minimize, or exclude disturbance at raptor nest sites, and CD crucial big game winter ranges, elk calving areas, and at sage grouse leks and on &age grouse habitat, by seasonal or other &tipulations, OHV designations, and rights-of-way avoidance and exclusion areas. Temporary, long-range herd goal reductions in certain GMUs recom- mended, 10 increase vigor aDd production on crucial big game winter range to help support CDOW long- range herd goals of 9,000 elk and 16,600 deer. Measures would also be implemented (treatments) through activity plans on uplands and riparian areas to help achieve CDOW long-range herd goals for elk and deer. S-7 ,I